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High
CVE-2008-1340
Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before...
Vulnerability Description
Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.3, VMware Player 2.0.x before 2.0.3, and VMware ACE 2.0.x before 2.0.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via crafted VMCI calls that trigger "memory exhaustion and memory corruption."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3755
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41250
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019624
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ace2/doc/releasenotes_ace2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html
- http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28289
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489739/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000008.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0905/references
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0005.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28276
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.0, 2.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 5.5.5, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 5.5, 5.5.3_build_34685, 5.5.3_build_42958, 5.5.4, 5.5.4_build_44386, 6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 20th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.